Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
ISSN 0126-7353 · eISSN 2180-4338 · Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society: subscription journal; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society is published by Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Global Maritime and Colonial Histories, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Past issues, going back to 1878, are a rich source of information on the Malay Peninsula and surrounding areas, and are available on JSTOR.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Colonial History and Postcolonial StudiesSocial Sciences15.5%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences12%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences5.4%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities4.5%
- Travel Writing and LiteratureArts and Humanities4.4%
- Socioeconomic Development in AsiaSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q3 | 1313/1936 | 32nd |
| Cultural Studies | Q4 | 1104/1434 | 22nd |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q4 | 827/876 | 5th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 541 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 | 45 |
| 2025 | 34 | 0 | 67 |
| 2024 | 33 | 0 | 116 |
| 2023 | 29 | 1 | 106 |
| 2022 | 30 | 1 | 74 |
| 2021 | 49 | 0 | 121 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
- ISSN
- 0126-7353
- Electronic ISSN
- 2180-4338
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
Which databases index Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .